Richard Beckinsale
Richard Beckinsale was an English actor, best known for his roles as Lennie Godber in the popular BBC sitcom Porridge and Alan Moore in the British ITV sitcom Rising Damp. He is the father of actresses Samantha Beckinsale and Kate Beckinsale. He died of a congenital heart defect at the age of just thirty one in 1979.
Known for
Play for Today
1970
ITV Playhouse
1967
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969
Justice
1971
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes
1971
Porridge
1974
Rising Damp
1974
Going Straight
1978
The Lovers
1970
The Donati Conspiracy
1973
Armchair Theatre
1956
Bloody Kids
1980
The Floater
1975
Bloomers
1979
Three for All
1975
Porridge
1979
Porridge: No Way Out
1975
The Lovers!
1973
Last Summer
1977
Rentadick
1972
Detective Waiting
1971
Porridge: The Desperate Hours
1976